UNIT 3 Demography


Unit 3: Demography


Writing point: Writing paragraphs Grammar point: Definite and indefinite articles Language point:


Reporting what others have said


Lesson 3.1: Reading and understanding writing Part 1: Introducing the topic


Task 1: Demography is the statistical study of populations. Some of the main indicators which are used in this academic subject appear below, alongside a series of definitions. Match them up.


1. population 2. birth rate 3. death rate 4. population growth rate 5. median age 6. life expectancy 7. infant mortality rate 8. GDP per capita 9. sex ratio


10. literacy rate


a. the annual number of live births/1,000 population b. the ratio of men to women in society c. the percentage rate at which the population increases every year


d. the percentage of the population who can read and write a simple statement


e. the annual number of deaths/1,000 population


f. the annual number of deaths of children less than one year old per 1,000 live births


g. the average income per person per year h. the number of years that somebody can be expected to live


i. the mid-point age, at which 50% of the population are older and 50% are younger


j. the number of people living in the country Part 2: Preparing for the text


Task 2: The table below presents the data related to the indicators in Part 1 for the USA and China. Predict what you think the data will be for your own country. You can check your answers at wwb.indexmundi.com.


Your country


population birth rate death rate


population growth rate median age


life expectancy


infant mortality rate GDP per capita


sex ratio (male/female) literacy rate


USA


319 million 13 8


0.8% 38 77 6


$53,800 1.05 99%


7.5


0.4% 37 75 15


$9,800 1.11 95%


29 China


1,355 million 12


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